Yes, Oracle actually calls it an upgrade.
I think the point everyone wanted to make though was it's not a good idea to just start your database with the 8.1 binaries. Jared On Wednesday 21 November 2001 16:40, Jeremiah Wilton wrote: > Correct me if I am wrong, but you don't migrate from 8.0 to 8.1. You > just start up on the new binaries and run u080005.sql or something. > The migration utility is for 7.x to 8.x. Read the manual. > Re-creating the database, then exporting and importing will take much > longer than just running a couple scripts. > > If it is reverting that you are worried about, take an online backup > before you upgrade. > > -- > Jeremiah Wilton > http://www.speakeasy.net/~jwilton > > On Wed, 21 Nov 2001, Barbara Baker wrote: > > If you track down the 8i migration manual, here's a comparison chart that > > shows the benefits of export/import versus migration (using the uxxxx > > scripts). > > > > It depends on your database configuration, but yes, the main benefit in > > using migration is speed. If your database is relatively small, exp/imp > > should be no problem. If it's large, the difference betwen exp/imp and > > migration will be significant. > > > > >From: "Ed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >Yes, I agree 100%, but people here are concerned that upgrading will > > >"break" > > >the database, and we have to QUICKLY move everything over to 8.1.6. > > > (Long story). What I was really after in my original question was: why > > > is the upgrade script a better solution than just recreating the > > > tablespaces in 8.1.6 and importing from an export of the old database? > > > Does it just save time? Is there a downside to using export/import > > > this way? -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jared Still INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
